Name: Members Meeting
Start: 2020-09-22T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2020-09-22T20:30:00+00:00
Location: Civic Hall

More on Aminopyralid Damage

How to report aminopyralid weedkiller damage to crops.

An article by Garden Organic lists two email addresses where you can report damage to crops from aminopyralid weedkiller in manure.

City Dwellers Want Allotments

City dwellers looking to lead “the good life”.

City dwellers are looking to lead “the good life” are queuing for allotments, according to a report from the BBC.

Protecting Allotment Soils

Useful brochure on looking after our soils.

Here is a useful brochure from Office International du Coin de Terre
et des Jardins Familiaux, the European body like our National Allotments Society. Lots of information about soil, and how to look after it!

Download it here.

Clever Bumblebees

Bumblebees “prune” leaves to speed up flowering.

Some research has shown that bumblebees can speed up flowering of their food plants by “pruning” the leaves. Clever!

How Soap and Water Kills Viruses

Here is an excellent little video that explains how washing with soap and water kill viruses, including the COVID19 virus. It even explains the 20 second rule with a clever experiment – all in less than four minutes.

COVID19 on Allotments

Advice on corona virus from LAF and NAS.

Here is some advice from Leeds Allotments Federation about coping with the corona virus emergency on your plots.

Follow Government Advice at all times, and remain at a distance of at least 2mtrs from other allotment holders. Don’t gather in sheds. Use hand sanitiser or soap & water as you enter and leave site. (We can’t supply this at the moment due to the panic buying). Be mindful of other allotment holders who may need help if they can’t get to site regularly. If you are displaying any of the symptoms associated with Coronavirus stay away from site until you are clear & if you decide to self-isolate for 12 weeks let your committee know via email/text so they know you won’t be around for a while and won’t hassle you over your plot not being cultivated.

Please be respectful if people don’t want to engage in conversation and don’t go onto anyone else’s plot unless they invite you. This is a situation which is changing daily and we need to ensure our own and other people’s safety.

The National Allotment Society also has a page about Covid 19 Emergency Measures with a list of important precautionary measures.

Concern over Health of UK’s Soils

How healthy are our soils?

The Sustainable Soils Alliance has raised concerns over the lack of testing of knowledge about the state of health of the UK’s soils, according to a BBC report.

AGM 2020 Cancelled

This year’s AGM has been cancelled because of COVID19.

Our AGM for 2020, which should have taken place on 24th March has been CANCELLED, out of concern for our members’ health in light of the COVID19 emergency.

Learning Day 2020-03-07 Report

Our first learning day of 2020.

Our first learning day of 2020 was held at Pudsey Civic Hall on 7th March. Over 100 people signed up, and made a lively, attentive audience for both the display stands and the interesting talks. Leeds Allotments Federation Chair, Derek Hanton welcomed us all and introduced the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Eileen Taylor, who opened the day with some remarks about the importance of gardening and food growing.

Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Eileen Taylor opens the day.

After the morning’s talks there was a free fish & chip lunch and a chance to socialize. Then there were talks in the afternoon, followed by a Question and Answer session. The day was brought to a close by Cllr Stuart Golton, Vice President of LAF.

A BIG “thank you” is due to everyone who contributed to the organization of the day, to all of the speakers and the organizations mounting displays, and especially to Leeds City Council Parks & Open Spaces for their generous help in paying the the excellent venue and for providing one of the speakers.